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A mouse study suggests that Parkinson’s might start in the gut and later spread to the brain.
Our study published this week shows a new method to induce and measure visual hallucinations in anyone at any time.
Yoshinori Ohsumi’s research on autophagy – a process that lets cells clear out harmful materials – brought biology and medicine closer to finding treatments for chronic and deadly diseases.
A sufficiently talented brainjacker could one day influence the behaviour of a person in worrying ways.
Smoking causes 96,000 premature deaths a year in the UK. The fact that it protects against Parkinson’s disease is not a reason to take up the habit.
The reason why some of us can’t help but to dance, and others can’t hold a beat, might lie in the brain.
Parkinson’s disease is the second-most-prevalent neurodegenerative condition in Australia, with an estimated 70,000 living with the disease. But what do we know about the causes and risk factors?
Restless leg syndrome is a common affliction characterised by uncomfortable feelings in the legs accompanied by an irresistible urge to move the legs to relieve the sensations.
A disease which can mimic the slow march of old age is especially cruel and challenging for those in the prime of life.
Although developments in neuroscience is on the brink of offering hope for millions of Parkinson’s disease sufferers, currently there is no cure.
New research has identified a known neurodegenerative disease as being caused by prions. And it has again raised the possibility that these proteins are infectious.
Scientists seek out drugs to cure what ails us but we now know that some common medications affect our moral capacity. Since it’s happening already, the question is, should we be worried?
From serving newborns to treating hospice patients, music can be used in medical and psychological treatment with surprising – and real – results.
Smartphones are designed to be curious. Having already learned about your friendships, your family and the pattern of your daily routine, designers are now interested in your health and fitness. A new…
Affiris, a biotech company based in Austria, and the Michael J Fox Foundation, have announced the latest results of a vaccine they have been developing to treat Parkinson’s disease. Following the first…
Researchers have combined data analysis with genomic techniques and found six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease…
The drug Levodopa is more effective than newer alternatives at treating newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the long…
A bill on physician-assisted suicide is being considered by the Scottish parliament. It is the second attempt by independent member Margo MacDonald, who has Parkinson’s disease, to get such a law onto…
A natural compound found in grape skins may help stop methamphetamine cravings, and decrease the impact of Parkinson’s disease…
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Professor of Neuroscience, Royal Veterinary College
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Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Reader in Neurology and Neuroepidemiology, Queen Mary University of London
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Head of Neural Transplantation, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
